Every summer during the best (and safest) months to climb Mount St Helens, people sign up to claim one of the 100 permits per day to climb the steep slopes of Washington’s most famous volcano. Tickets go on sale in February and sell out quick – especially July and August. So if you’re interested in […]

Getting to Beacon Rock State Park, home of both Beacon Rock and Hamilton Mountain, from either Portland, Oregon or Vancouver is a quick 40-minute drive East up the Gorge. The first time I hiked Hamilton Mountain was back in the late ’90s. I’ve hiked both Hamilton and Beacon Rock multiple times since then. They’re both […]